Combination mop head holder and brush holder



Feb. 2, 1965 E. DRYDEN COMBINATION MOP HEAD HOLDER AND BRUSH HOLDER Filed Feb. 18, 1963 :isaiasi-l INVENTOR E VA 0R yoE/v 1 I 3,167,798 f CGMBNAUN MSP HEAD HGLDER AND BRUSH HLDER Eva Dryden, 6137 Morelia Ave., NorthVl-liolly'weod, Calif.

f Filed Feb. 18, 1963, Ser. N0.`259,049

2 Claims. (Cl. 15-l5) v Generally speaking, .the present invention relates to a combination mop head holder and brush holder means including a base means adapted to be effectively provided with handle means, spaced clamping bar means, and means for effectively clamping said clamping bar means with respect to said base means with a portion of a mop head (usually a central portion. of a multi-ple strand mop head means, although not specifically so limited) therebetween whereby to lock said mop head in operative relationship with respect to said base means and with respect to said handle means ina manner such as to comprise a complete mop adapted for any suitable type of mopping action.

The novel basemeans of the present invention comprises both a laterally elongated base member and an integrallyconnected, laterally elongated, substantially horizontal and rearwardly directed planar brush holder means taking the form of a brush holder panel member, with both said base member and said brushA holder panel member being formedkout of one piece of, thin-sheet material so as to minimize construction problems and cost as compared to prior art devices intended for generally similar purposes.

The novel brush holder panel means of the present invention is adapted to be effectively provided Vwith a scrubbing brush means which is of a type including a back portion and a plurality of substantially downwardly directed bristles extending from a lowersurface of said l back portion and, therefore, also extending effectively downwardly with respect to said base member of the mop head holder and positioned closely adjacent thereto and usually a little bit behind said base member of said mop head holder whereby -to be located in a manner adapted toract as a back-up member for the mop head and whereby to also be adapted'to be placed in direct scrubbing Contact with any underlying surface, such as a fioor surface or the like, for scrubbing difficult-to-clean portions of said underlying surface which could not otherwise be effectively cleaned by the conventional mop head means.

In one exemplary form of the invention the brush holder meansvcomprises a brush attachment panel member effectively integrally connected with respect to said base'member of the mop head holder. This is so by reason of the provision of integral connectionv means integrally connecting said brush attachment member with respect to said base member of said mop head holder.

In one preferred form of the invention said integral connection means is carried adjacent to the forward edge of said brush attachment member and effectively integrally connects same with respect to a lower edge portion of said kbase member whereby to integrally mount said brush attachment member in a lower, rearwardly directed relationship with respect to said base member of said mop head holder in a manner such that a down- Wardly directed scrubbing brush mounted underneath said rearwardly directed brush attachment member will be positioned behind and will effectively extend downwardly belowthe level of said base member of said mop head holder whereby to be ideally located for effective back-up supporting cooperation with a mop head during a floor mopping operation and/ or for independent direct scrubbing contact with a floor surface during a floorscrubbing operation. i

It is a further object of the present invention'to pro- United States Patent O vide a device of the character referred to hereinbefore which is of relatively simple, inexpensive, easy-to-install, easy-touse construction and which greatly extends and'V expands the usefulness and effectiveness of a conventional mop head holder, whereby to be conducive Ito widespread' base member together effectively comprising a completel base means which, when further provided with the clamping means shown in FlG. l, comprises saidmop head holder. In this viewthe apparatus is so oriented as to facilitate av floor mopping operation by employing the brush holder means of the present invention and a brush carried thereby for effective back-up or pressure-applying purposes with respect to the multiple strand mop head lying between'said brush and an underlying floor surface which is to be mopped. y

FIG. 2 is a smaller size, fragmentary, side elevational view generally similar to FIG. 1 but illustrating the apparatus so oriented with respect to an underlying floor as to facilitate a direct floor scrubbing operation rather than a floor mopping operation of the type illustrated in FIG. l. l

. FlG. 3 is a fragmentary, top plan view of the apparatus illustrated in FlG. 1.

FIG. 3A is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational View of the transverse base means of the mop head holder of FG.. 3 with all other part-s removed.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly in sec tion, taken along the plane represented by Ithe line 4-4 of FlG. 3. f

1 FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the base means of the apparatus of FIG. 3 but with the mop head, mop head clamping bar means, mop handle, and brush all removed for reasons of drawing simplification and clarity.

Generally speaking, the brush holder means for a mop head holder of the present invention comprises the brush holder means, indicated generally at 2l, which carries brush-engageable attachment means, indicated generally at 22, for attachment with respect to a scrubbing brush, suchv as indicated generally at 23 whereby to firmly mount the scrubbing brush 23 in a position suitable for surface-scrubbing or floor-scrubbing operation thereof,

as will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

In the exemplary form of the invention described and illustrated,.the brush attachment means 2l takes the form lof a substantially flat, horizontal brush attachment panel member 24, and the brush-engageable attachment means, indicated generally at ZZ, takes ythe form of a plurality of apertures 25 adapted to carry fastening members,

such as the fastening screws 26, or the like, for control-v lable attachment to the back portion 27 of the scrub- Y bing brush means 23 whereby to firmly mount the scrubn bing brush 23 underneath the fiat brush attachment panelmember ZLi-vwith the plurality of bristles 28 downwardly directed into a positionk adapted for effective oor scrubbing action or mop head back-up and supporting action as will be described in greater detail hereinafter. l

The brush attachment means, indicated generally at' 21, is adapted `to be connected with respect to `a mop head holder, one exemplary type of vwhich is indicated generally by the reference numeral 29. This connection is adapted `to be provided by effective connection means, one exemplary form of which is generally designated estantes rei. 2, ieee.

the invention referred to above as best shown in FIG. 4.

' In said vexemplary form of theV invention kreferred toy t above, ythe mop head holder 29 comprisesia kbasemeans Y generallyy designated atv 39 and 'the clamping bar means generally designated at 37, which willbe referred to in'.V it

detail hereinafter. it should be noted that the. base I `meansgenerally. indicated. aty 3@ itself compriseszthe ,brush attachment means indicated generally' at ZLjandtaking Y sthe vform of the brush holder panel "2;43fand1 also comprises the transversely directed base member 3.2,.said` Y Vbase meansindicated generally at 35B alsov being provided with upwardlyr and rearwardly directed handle attachmentmeans 33 which is shown eis-taking the form .of a bifurcated split socket SLi-*adapted to receivev and to be firmly fastened with respect to the forwardV end 35 of a longitudinal handle 36. v Y e The'mop head holder VZivalso includes atransvcrseiy` directed clamping bar means 37 which, when opened, is

spaced fromV the similarly .transversely directed base Y member 321 and is positionedforwardly therefrom' in a substantially parallel vrelationship withrespect thereto.

VThe clamping bar `means 37 is provided with a pair ofy connection members 3S connected'toeach end thereof and extending upwardly and rearwardly to pivotal connection portion "39 of acontrollablyoperable, overn` center, s]; ringbiasedVv lever actuating means {which` is adapted to, beoperated betweentwo extreme positions for positioning thefclamping barmeans'f 37 in either the above-mentioned open spacedrelationshinwith respect thereto; Y v Y One exemplary and'non-specically limiting lform of i said `controllably operable over-center` iever actuating.l means lis indicated generally at ,di and comprises thev man.;

" tively comprises the hereinbefore mentioned brush-'attache ment means, asindicatedjgenerally AatQ-'and referred to" in` the speciiicr.exemplarygorrn rofl thev invention asy l 'Y ycomprising the hereinbeiorementioned bifu sh attachment 'at'horizontal. panel member; 24.11 e f Y j Thehereinbetore mentioned connection;nieansyindicated ,generally at 3 1., comprises they integral, rigid,l angular jtinctionfedge formed by thelower. edge ofvthe base member,v indicated generally at 32, and'theriorward *Y v edge of therbrushattachment panel memberv 24..

. y the underlying .floor surface V55 Afor greatly increasedV iioor cleaningv etectiveness. by reason` of' `fthe v; direct v .scrubbing action f'prodncedr in this manner and .which slidable .forward portion 41 slidablyV carried ontheA longi-j* tudinalfhandle and in` abutting relationshipiwith Yrefspectto the compression springd which is also mounted on the longitudin'al'handle 36 between the forward por.-

' tion dfto'which it is pivotallyconnected as indicated atV ,44) and the handle attachment socket 3dL carried byl Vthe .transversely directed base memberz, to which it isV connected by 4the retaining lip d5."

The arrangement VVis such that lthe compression spring .f

meansfd applies afforce against the forward portion i2 tending to force jitaway from the base member 32;;

` The over-center means @also includes an operatingVV Ylever portion 46 spaced'from the pivot ypoint de, 'thus providing .an "arrangement suchth'at operation of the inja manner such .as .to move the clamping bar means 37- into. `open ory spaced relationship withy respect yto thel transverselyfdirected base member'fZ;

Y 'g Cnv theother hand, movement of the leverV handle i5 finto a .position parallel to the longitudinal Yhandle 36A and in substantialside abutment therewith rcauses the reverse This provides an'integralfarrangcment which mount thescrubbing' :brush'lmeans Zbelow and slightly behind the base-member 32 vofthemop head holder@ sorthatbyithe reference numeral 3iin said exemplary form'of p 41, and a rearwardly extendc'dlower-'flange which/citee-` the bristles 2S'. ofi the scrubbing brushmean's 23 may bev used vfor eilective back-upsupporting cooperation with the mop head dd whenrit is applied to; a -iioor surface, as

i indicated at 53, ywhereby to increase the efficiency of a iloorrnorping operation` vThis' {isiclearly shown in FIGS.

17ans Also, the scrubbingv brushjvmeans 23 maybe movedV so asto have its bristles Z3 indirect scrubbing ycontact with cannot be accomplished by. apc'onvention'al mop head.V

an integral plate `of thinfsheet material` integrally/formed into the'angnlar relationship most clearly shown in FiG. 3A and withvsaid integral ;.connection means 31 interconnecting same; thus making it" possible to manufacture the complete 'base means 36st extremely'lowcost.l This makes it: possible to produce `and sell theentire device at a substantially VYlower Vcost Vthany any prior .art apparatus or device intended for substantiallyfsimilar purposes and thus greatly extends theL general usefulness of'the'invention.

I-claim: g 1`. A combination ymop headv holder and brush. holder `means comprising: a Vbaserneans havingaagforward direction and an opposite rearward direction and two :op-

, -positely aligned transverse fdirectionsV substantially perpendicular to said forward and rearward, directions, said basenncans being transversely 'elongated and beingiintegrally provided With upwardly and rearwardly directedV socket meanspositioned Vfor fasteningyattachment with v respectto a corresponding mating :forward*end*Y portion Gol.

action/-that'isycauses tension to be applied lto the .con-f 38 ina manner such'as'to pull/the clamping bar means 37' barv means 37 is adapted .to beldrawn when the device f is lockedby operation ofthe over-center actuating means f Vnectionl portions39 .o thefover-center actuatingtmeans Y 41 whereby to apply'.tensioirtoV theconnection members n toward thertransversely directed base member 32 wherelrr j by tofclamp therebetween they central portion,` indicated generally/"at df'of Vay mop head, indicated. generally at lid,"

` It should benotecl that thevtransversely*directedY basef. Vmember 32 is `provided .with an Vupper :llangeportion@9,1k .a central recessed portion 5i toward which Ythe clamping of a longitudinaloperating handle means said base means ber 32and the brush holderl panelmember 2d, vcomprises Vhandle'y attachmentv means .comprising biLurcated` split comprising a laterally'v elongated ,bas'eimember providedwith'clampingV ybar means positioned forward ofsaid laterally .elongated V'base'E member and Vvbeing;similarly..la-

terally elongated and being relatively movabiymounted.

laterally elongated Vibase member for controllably"clamp ingV or releasing a mopheadibetweensa'id laterallyelongated clamping bar means-and said laterally'elongate ,base member; and controllably operablefactuating means member for relativelyjforwardly and rearwardly moving same between a separated non-clamping relationship and 'a' closing clamping relationship; said Vtransversely cion- Vwith respect-V to the corresponding rearwardly V adjacent' effectively coupled 'betweenrsaid laterally Velongatedclampingifbar means :and- Vsaid laterally elongated base l gatedbasefrneans .further comprising an integralV brush holder means taking the form 'of `a` substantiaily athoriz'ontally rvtransversely elongatedand rearwardly-*directed brush holder panel member 'integral with said transversely elongatedy base member andY forming therewith ka rigid :integral connection means @at the' yforward edge oh said brush holder panel member andY at 'thelower edge '0f said transversely "elongated, base vmember f in .aan angular relationshipbuch asit'o .include yan acuteganglebetween l said upwardly and rearwardly directed socket means and said brush holder panel member, said base means comprising said transversely elongated base member and said transversely elongated rearwardly extending brush holder panel member comprising an integral plate of thin-sheet material integrally formed in said angular relationship with said rigid integral connection means therebetween;

said brush holder panel member being provided with lbrush-engageable attachment means comprising threaded fastener means carried by said brush holder panel member and projecting vertically downwardly therefrom for controllably disengageable threaded fastening attachment with respect to the back of an auxiliary scrubbing brush means having a plurality of downwardly directed bristles extending from the lower surface thereof in a position l for effective back-up supporting cooperating with a mop head during a oormopping operation and for direct contact with an underlying horizontal floor surface during a floor scrubbing operation.

2. A device as defined in claim l, wherein said controllably operable actuating means is effectively connected with respect to said transversely elongated clamping bar means and comprises a controllably operable over-center, spring-biased, lever-type actuating means positioned for operation between two extreme over-center positions, in one of which it positions said clamping bar means in said separated non-clamping relationship and in References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS v 701,657 6/02 Wilson 15-115 729,581 6/03 Held 15-115 732,742 7/03 Held 15-1l5 732,743 7/03 Held 15-115 732,744 7/03 Held 15-115 1,362,711 12/2() Mills 15-l46 2,133,148 10/38 Paul 15-115 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,162,293 4/58 France. j

CHARLES A. WLLMUTH, PrimaryExamner. 

1. A COMBINATION MOP HEAD HOLDER AND BRUSH HOLDER MEANS COMPRISING; A BASE MEANS HAVING A FORWARD DIRECTION AND AN OPPOSITE REARWARD DIRECTION AND TWO OPPOSITELY ALIGNED TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FORWARD AND REARWARD DIRECTIONS, SAID BASE MEANS BEING TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED AND BEING INTEGRALLY PROVIDED WITH UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY DIRECTED HANDLE ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING BIFURCATED SPLIT SOCKET MEANS POSITIONED FOR FASTENING ATTACHMENT WITH RESPECT TO A CORRESPONDING MATING FORWARD END PORTION OF A LONGITUDINAL OPERATING HANDLE MEANS, SAID BASE MEANS COMPRISING A LATERALLY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER PROVIDED WITH CLAMPING BAR MEANS POSITIONED FORWARD OF SAID LATERALLY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER AND BEING SIMILARLY LATERALLY ELONGATED AND BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLY MOUNTED WITH RESPECT TO THE CORRESPONDING REARWARDLY ADJACENT LATERALLY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER FOR CONTROLLABLY CLAMPING OR RELEASING A MOP HEAD BETWEEN SAID LATERALLY ELONGATED CLAMPING BAR MEANS AND SAID LATERALLY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER; AND CONTROLLABLY OPERABLE ACTUATING MEANS EFFECTIVELY COUPLED BETWEEN SAID LATERALLY ELONGATED CLAMPING BAR MEANS AND SAID LATERALLY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER FOR RELATIVELY FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY MOVING SAME BETWEEN A SEPARATED NON-CLAMPING RELATIONSHIP AND A CLOSING CLAMPING RELATIONSHIP; SAID TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED BASE MEANS FURTHER COMPRISING AN INTEGRAL BRUSH HOLDER MEANS TAKING THE FORM OF A SUBSTANTIALLY DIRECTED IZONTALLY TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED AND REARWARDLY DIRECTED BRUSH HOLDER PANEL MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER AND FORMING THEREWITH A RIGID INTEGRAL CONNECTION MEANS AT THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID BRUSH HOLDER PANEL MEMBER AND AT THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER IN AN ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP SUCH AS TO INCLUDE AN ACUTE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY DIRECTED SOCKET MEANS AND SAID BRUSH HOLDER PANEL MEMBER, SAID BASE MEANS COMPRISING SAID TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED BASE MEMBER AND SAID TRANSVERSELY ELONGATED REARWARDLY EXTENDING BRUSH HOLDER PANEL MEMBER COMPRISING AN INTEGRAL PLATE OF THIN-SHEET MATERIAL INTEGRALLY FORMED IN SAID ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID RIGID INTEGRAL CONNECTION MEANS THEREBETWEEN; SAID BRUSH HOLDER PANEL MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH BRUSH-ENGAGEABLE ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING THREADED FASTENER MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BRUSH HOLDER PANEL MEMBER AND PROJECTING VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM FOR CONTROLLABLY DISENGAGEABLE THREADED FASTENING ATTACHMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE BACK OF AN AUXILIARY SCRUBBING BRUSH MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED BRISTLES EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER SURFACE THEREOF IN A POSITION FOR EFFECTIVE BACK-UP SUPPORTING COOPERATING WITH A MOP HEAD DURING A FLOOR MOPPING OPERATION AND FOR DIRECT CONTACT WITH AN UNDERLYING HORIZONTAL FLOOR SURFACE DURING A FLOOR SCRUBBING OPERATION. 